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San Jose, officially the City of San José (Spanish for 'Saint Joseph' [14] / ˌ s æ n h oʊ ˈ z eɪ,-ˈ s eɪ / SAN hoh-ZAY, - SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), [15] is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area.
The government of San Jose, officially the City of San José, operates as a charter city within California law under the San José City Charter. [1] The elected government of the city, which operates as a council–manager government, is composed of the Mayor of San Jose (currently Matt Mahan), the San Jose City Council, and several other elected offices.
Commemorative stamp marking the 200th anniversary (1977) of the El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe.. El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe (The Town of Saint Joseph of Guadalupe) was founded by José Joaquín Moraga on November 29, 1777, the first pueblo-town not associated with a mission or a military post (presidio) in upper Las Californias.
The original St. Joseph's Church was called San Jose de Guadalupe [2] built on the site of the current basilica in 1803, and was the first non-mission parish built in California for the benefit of Spanish settlers instead of the Mission Indians (Ohlone).
In 1931, the city commissioned the urban planner Harland Bartholomew to design a City Beautiful civic center within St. James Park modeled on Daniel Burnham's Civic Center in San Francisco. Bartholomew presented his plan on August 6, 1931, calling for new city and county administration buildings, a post office, museums, and a civic auditorium.
The mayor presides over the San Jose City Council, which is composed of 11 voting members, including the mayor. While the mayor is the head of the city council, they have no veto powers over legislation passed by the Council, as the city uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two ...
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1862 – California State Normal School founded. [1] 1864 – San Francisco-San Jose Railway in operation. [2] 1865 – St. Joseph High School established. [12] 1866 – Santa Clara Argus newspaper begins publication. [8] 1867 – San Jose YMCA established. [13] 1868 – St. Joseph's Church built (approximate date). [2] 1870